You might not have heard of The Wolfe Brothers before now but this great country rock band, hailing from Tasmania, will soon become the name on everyone’s lips. Chosen personally by Australia’s No. 1 country artist Lee Kernaghan, to support him on his current national tour, Beautiful Noise, these guys are about to hit the road and show everyone …

Brother and sister duo, The McMenamins, have created a sweet melodic sound that is all their own, with perfect harmonies accompanied by an acoustic driven blend of mandolin and violin instrumentals.  With the imminent release of their new album, ‘Sand and Stone’, the siblings serve up a unique taste of alternative country and folk music to delight the senses. When …

Lee Kernaghan was raised on music and country life. His grandfather was a drover, his father was a singer and his mother was a dairy farmer’s daughter so ‘country’ was very much in the blood. And the singer has successfully managed to weave elements of the country life that he loves into the music that he makes. Kernaghan has been …

He’s a true icon of Aussie Rock and Roll and, as usual, this all-round entertainer is bringing audiences to their feet with his amazing show. I spoke to Jon English while he was out and about, enjoying his ‘constitutional’. The constantly inclement weather in northern New South Wales recently meant that the singer had to take advantage of whatever short …

    US born singer and Emmy Award winner, Toni Childs, has given the world some beautiful soul-stirring music in her career with such powerful songs as ‘Don’t Walk Away’ and ‘Stop Your Fussin’, just to name a couple but it is her latest album, Citizens of the Planet, and her amazing concept for an inspiring interactive show to present this …

  Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, Shawn Colvin, is about to embark on her second tour of Australia, where she will be joining an impressive line-up of local and international artists performing at the annual Byron Bay Bluesfest. Shawn spoke to me recently from her home in Austin, Texas about how excited she was to be touring ‘Down Under’ again. “I …

    This year’s Bluesfest at Byron Bay features a star studded line up and one of the brightest is definitely Joan Armatrading whose latest album, ‘Starlight’, is the third and final album in a trilogy of Blues, Rock and Jazz that Joan has recorded. The singer has lost count of the number of times she has been to Australia. She …

  The Red Hot Summer Tour kicked off last month and is already pulling big crowds at some very scenic locations around NSW, Victoria and South Australia. And it certainly has been a Red Hot Summer so far! I had a chat with Ian Moss recently, following some of the hottest temperatures this country has ever seen. “One show in …

ARIA and Golden Guitar Award winners, The McClymonts, are taking it back to how it all began. Mollie and Samantha McClymont recently spoke to Rock Club 40 about their upcoming acoustic tour. “People keep asking us at our gigs if we could do songs without the band,” explains Mollie and we thought, ‘Yeah, that’s a great idea for a tour’. …

Quintessential eighties rock band Choirboys are back, although as lead singer Mark Gable confirms, they have never really been away.  ‘Unlike a lot of other bands from that era,” he says, “we never really broke up.”  Mark tells me that the band formed in 1976 and has been functioning professionally since 1978. “The line-up has changed over time,” he explains, …